''Amphicarpum'' (common name maidencane) is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of North American plants in the
grass family
Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...
, found only in the eastern
United States
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.
Description
''Amphicarpum'' is mostly found in the Northeast and Southeast United States. It is usually found in
wetlands
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially ...
near rivers and lakes. The grass has two types of flowers, one aerial type and an underground type which self-fertilizes.
; Species
The Plant List search for ''Amphicarpum''
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* '' Amphicarpum amphicarpon'' (Pursh) Nash - MA NJ NY DE FL GA MD NC SC VA
* '' Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum'' (Schult.) Hitchc. - AL FL GA NC SC
See also
* List of Poaceae genera
Poaceae, also known as the true grasses, is the fourth largest plant family in the world with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the b ...
References
External links
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Panicoideae
Poaceae genera
Endemic flora of the United States
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